BrikoXM to TechnologyEnglish · 3 months agoWindows Media Player and Silverlight are losing legacy DRM services on Windows 7 and 8www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkWindows Media Player and Silverlight are losing legacy DRM services on Windows 7 and 8www.tomshardware.comBrikoXM to TechnologyEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
Playback or streaming protected content within Windows Media Player or Silverlight clients will no longer be possible.
minus-squareKyrgizion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoI suppose VLC will still work?
minus-squarehemmes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoNope, not the DRM locked media
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoJust go to your favorite pirate site and download a DRM free copy. You already paid for a copy that microsoft just took away your ability to play.
minus-squarehemmes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoAbsolutely, DRM is bullshit. Even Apple stopped using it - and not just for iTunes but also for streaming downloads.
I suppose VLC will still work?
Nope, not the DRM locked media
Just go to your favorite pirate site and download a DRM free copy. You already paid for a copy that microsoft just took away your ability to play.
Absolutely, DRM is bullshit. Even Apple stopped using it - and not just for iTunes but also for streaming downloads.